Harworth Group (LON:HWG) Insider Acquires £149.73 in Stock

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG) insider Lynda Shillaw acquired 93 shares of Harworth Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 161 per share, with a total value of £149.73.

Lynda Shillaw also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 15th, Lynda Shillaw bought 89 shares of Harworth Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 168 per share, for a total transaction of £149.52.
• On Monday, December 15th, Lynda Shillaw purchased 91 shares of Harworth Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 164 per share, with a total value of £149.24.

Harworth Group Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of HWG opened at GBX 166.50 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.88. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 164.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 167.28. The stock has a market cap of £539.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.61 and a beta of 0.74. Harworth Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 158 and a 12 month high of GBX 190.50.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HWG has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Berenberg Bank upped their price target on Harworth Group from GBX 201 to GBX 202 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Panmure Gordon reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 215 target price on shares of Harworth Group in a research report on Monday, January 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Harworth Group from GBX 210 to GBX 212 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Harworth Group currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 209.75.

About Harworth Group

Harworth Group plc is a leading sustainable regenerator of land and property for development and investment which owns, develops and manages a portfolio of over 14,000 acres of land on around 100 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands. The Group specialises in the regeneration of large, complex sites, in particular former industrial sites, into new residential and industrial & logistics developments. Visit www.harworthgroup.com for further information.